Tractor in tow fails to clear Broadway bridge

DOVER — Traffic was snarled along Broadway after a commercial pickup truck and the tractor it was towing on a trailer failed to clear the train trestle causing the tractor to tip over Wednesday night.

According to Sgt. Brad Gould, the incident occurred around 4:55 p.m. Wednesday when the truck, registered to MB Tractor & Equipment of Eliot, Maine, traveled east on Broadway and once under the bridge — which is marked a standing 9 feet and 6 inches tall — the tractor snagged on the bridge.

Dover police and fire and rescue crews responded to the scene, which caused a section of Broadway between Pierce and St. John streets to be closed for a few hours for cleanup.

The driver of the truck was not injured.

While there haven't been many issues with this particular bridge recently, Gould said it's not an uncommon spot for tall vehicles to strike.

"We've responded to a couple incidents there over the years," he said.